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<div class="ExternalClass7B20DE5C88C0484EA6334D5AED052BF5"><p>The Asthma and COPD Education Program provides education and tips on how to better manage Asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) conditions at home. </p><p>During the appointment the client will meet with a Certified Respiratory Educator and Registered Respiratory Therapist who will discuss their concerns and needs and provide information on how self-manage their disease. </p><p>Education includes: basic understanding of the airway disease process, a medication review including how to properly take inhaled medications, breathing exercises to help control shortness of breath, action plans and any other information or referrals required. </p><p>A client’s family physician must fill out a referral form.</p></div>

<div class="ExternalClass29024FC205224AB78A4A7B63C41AB9E5"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:12px;line-height:1.8em;font-size:14px;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;">There is pay parking available at our two visitor lots located on the VGH campus:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7em;list-style-image:none;padding-left:40px;color:#333333;font-family:proxima-nova;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;">Multi-level parkade at the corner of West 12<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:10.5px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline;top:-0.5em;">th</span> Avenue and Laurel Street, across from the main entrance of the Jim Pattison Pavilion.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;">The Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre parking lot is located off of Laurel Street between West 12<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:10.5px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline;top:-0.5em;">th</span> and West 13<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:10.5px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline;top:-0.5em;">th</span> Avenue.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:12px;line-height:1.8em;font-size:14px;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;">There is a wheelchair-accessible overpass from the VGH parkade at Level 4 and a crosswalk at Level 2.<br style="box-sizing:border-box;"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:12px;line-height:1.8em;font-size:14px;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><a href="http://www.vch.ca/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=VCHCA-1797567310-1376" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#03a9f4;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14px;"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" src="http://www.vch.ca/_catalogs/masterpage/custom/images/pdf.jpg" alt=" " style="box-sizing:border-box;border-style:initial;max-width:100%;margin:5px;width:auto;" />Download parking rates for VCH facilities</a><br></p></div>